The Kehillat Kernow community members and friends who have a love of Jewish literature met at Threemilestone Community Centre on Sunday 9th November and stepped into a world where the voices of Jewish authors echo and inspire us through time. The event was part of the national B’nai B’rith Jewish Heritage Festival and members and friends shared and talked about a book that captivates them, delving into its narrative, themes and unique perspective.
The books chosen and discussed were:
One Day in October: Forty Heroes, Forty Stories by Yair Agmon and Oriya Mevorach
Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman’s Extraodinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany by Marie Jalowicz Simon
Fateless by Imre Kertesz
J: A Novel by Howard Jacobson
Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict edited by Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon
He, She, It by Marge Piercy
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy.
Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva
The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections by Normal E. Rosenthal M.D.
The Colour of Water by James McBride
The Rabbi’s Cat by Joann Sfar
The Book of Lights by Chaim Potok
